Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.4° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 2PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (04 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (04 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
1
SE
5
1.3
SE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
1.3
N
7
2.1
N
7
2.4
N
8
2.3
N
8
2.2
N
8
2
N
8
2.1
N
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
49
108
181
282
277
212
139
109
49
29
49
41
46
161
478
716
682
639
520
583
341
253
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SE
0
SE
5
N
15
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:44AM3.22m
5:21PM2.89m
5:25AM3.08m
6:06PM2.78m
6:16AM2.92m
7:01PM2.67m
Low Tide
11:05AM0.41m
11:15PM0.78m
11:48AM0.57m
00:03AM0.91m
12:42PM0.76m
cloud
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:09
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:14
9:12
 mm
2
2
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
10
9
7
7
9
12
15
14
14
14
16
16
16
14
5
3
3
4
5
7
8
10
12
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